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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
6 ~& S: |. V! C( N2 ~发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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Dear Sir or Madam: 5 o# C% `" @& n
. @& s2 R: u1 ^7 yThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)4 t6 q7 ^) t! X2 S
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
( Y$ w) J! |5 b0 I% r3 `on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
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0 M- U0 H! C2 x9 t8 l; p8 |Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are; ^: g b4 \ S6 a* e6 L! Q
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving8 j8 R8 b: _3 J; ^& K8 ]# ~
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops; a3 p! |3 F3 V% z6 X2 v
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look/ M4 S) N/ S# y0 ^6 ]! y" Q; \+ t
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
1 q) U7 H; @: y1 R! O' Zguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
2 h- {2 y/ D' d# F, ~; u. xinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing1 M( k$ H* \, H Z. r# W
market forces to prevail. ' g! {4 u) ^; o
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
1 R& ~2 n5 g4 ~& T. U9 U4 Dchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large' u# x! P' A% a# C$ |: J; k
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
' |2 i* w0 L# ~! ^* c Egovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
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competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
$ ^+ C7 N, K( O4 fany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
8 `+ L2 G+ p% E4 V- X0 {You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
2 s$ s3 O3 W, Qand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.% z0 \4 l( D0 r( X
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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Yours sincerely,
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' N9 e+ f6 A" R4 L4 nTony Clement |
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